I feel obliged to shut down the server temporarily (2-3 days at most) due to suspicious activity. I have reason to believe someone has gotten access to my Internet and can do whatever he wants with my computer. To be safe, I'm putting up my firewall to discourage him.
Thank you for your understanding.
By the way, I did warn you this would happen.
Sacha862
Bah, forget this server hopping. Not playing on MC until the server is back up. I HATE this. I feel so lonely. D:
ReplyDeleteP.S. To anyone who saw my last post, I gave up on my server. It's laggy and I keep getting error reports.
Ya, the problem is when you run a server on your computer, you are port forwarding, which basically means you are opening a door for other users. This is great for Minecraft, cause if you "lock" the door we can't get to the server. Bad thing is, hackers can get through that door too, and then explore your whole "house" (internet). So good idea on putting up a firewall. However, we have to think of a way to prevent this in the future.
ReplyDeletePossibilities:
1. Nothing server related will fix it. Whitelist or permissions only affect griefers. Hackers who get your internet just use the server door. Possible getting a really good antivirus or upping your firewall would help keep your computer safe.
2. I keep thinking about this, but I wonder if it is time to go to a server host. These guys would protect us from hackers since the server wouldn't be connected to your internet at all. If the server got hacked, the hoster would get hacked, not you sacha. Also, server hosters usually have better performance (you got the RAM sacha, but I don't think you have the bandwidth).
Number 2 I believe is the best option since it would eliminate any hacker problems. It would also (theoretically) increase performance. Also, sacha, I still don't feel like it is fair that the server is eating up so much of your internet (unless you don't mind). Bad thing about Number 2 is: it cost $. If we did this, we would need to expect a few donations and we would probably start having ads on the site. Bad thing about this is then we are talking about money and stuff. Good news is if a lot of people like this, we would get enough donations to never go negative and we could actually afford a better server software.
Sacha and I will talk about this, and other things (or in latin, et cetera [etc.]). However, I would like you guys input as well :)
I can pay a part of the money, i got some money for my birthday gift... I'm gonna support this idea
DeleteVico
That's what we're going for. Hosted server it is.
DeleteSacha862
Vico you awesome taco, that's what we need.
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